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. Planning permission was granted by the South Gloucestershire Council in 2008 to build 2,200 homes for 6,000 residents. Charlton Hayes was named after the village of Charlton, which was demolished to make way for Filton Airfield extension.

Development

Charlton Hayes includes 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes, a car dealership and a new by-pass 'Hayes Way'. Hayes Way links A38 to Merlin Road and Highwood Road at the bottom of The Mall, Cribbs Causeway. The by-pass was designed to relieve congestion on Highwood Road, which is now restricted to buses. The development was funded by

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who made a contribution to the Hayes Way construction.

Construction

Highwood Road controversially closed in October 2012 for a trial period. LED Road signs and threats of police enforcement to remove unauthorized traffic began in 2013. The Royal Mail used the roads from Hayes way to relieve traffic off the Patchway Flyover and Haynes Way will link directly to Gypsy Patch Lane. The old Benson Brothers Sites is converting into a

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for Avon and Somerset Police. It is expected after the full decommissioning of the airfield that more homes will be added to the area. The

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Dealer at the flyover bought a row of old houses and converted the area into a car park.

Businesses

A Ford dealership operates there. Other construction companies and

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are building houses. The confirmed airfield closure could provide new routes linking the old

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and

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Unitary Councillors

Charlton Hayes is part of the Charlton and Cribbs ward of

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Council. It is currently represented by three

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Councillors: # Sanjay Shambhu # Brian Hopkinson # Jo Buddharaju

Town Councillors

Charlton Hayes is currently part of the Callicroft ward of

Town Council. The Callicroft ward is represented by the following Councillors as of Jul 25, 2021: # Roger Loveridge, Independent # Toni Scott, Labour # Sanjay Shambhu,

# Brian Hopkinson,

# Jo Buddharaju,

# Ken Dando,

# Patrick Cottrell, Labour # Sam Scott, Labour # Dayley Lawrence , Labour

Roads

The main Hayes Way Dual Carriageway is separated into three roundabouts, named after the aeroplanes

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, Brabazon, Blenheim. The Highwood Road junction now goes into Wood Street, where many residents live. The Concorde Roundabout loops back to the A38 road back towards the

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References

{{South Gloucestershire South Gloucestershire District Housing estates in Gloucestershire